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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
3
Severe weather on Sunday forced Gladstone Thanksgiving service to relocate from Treaylys Park to the Town Hall. Mayor B A Gale attended and presided with dignitaries and a piano accompaniment as the Bishop of Willwebré could not attend.
A fractured wartime reminiscence honors the sacrifices and scientific advances of recent conflicts. It credits steady resolve and heroic leadership for peace and spiritual renewal, while praising the collective effort behind wartime production and postwar reconstruction.
Fragmentary notice mentions Sandor and Sons and a product named Eucalypti Extract with unclear details. No clear event, date, or location is readable beyond the partial line.
The mayor presided at a Gladstone Peace Day gathering in Town Hall and resolved to hold a muster on July 19 with activities on the oval and a bonfire at night. L L Harris W Growden and C Leopold named collectors. a large committee was chosen to organize sport and procession. A program of patriotic songs was proposed and all ages invited to attend Tuesday night at 7 30 for a concert and community gathering.
A collage of late 19th century notices reports deaths in Mitcham and Adelaide figures with estates valued at £23,300 and £28,000. local resignations, a church advocate, a youth’s note, and a parliament timeline appear alongside quirky quotes and a dog registration query.
Programme lists matches from July to September for Benen 1918 with Jamestown Crystal Brook Brackenridge Crystal Brook and others. Key dates include July 13 and 18, August 5 18 31 semi finals and finals in September, with teams like Jamestown Gladstone Brackenridge Crystal Brook Bannon Lauray Georgetown and Taoka scheduled to play.
A lively Australian rules clash between Gladstone and Jamestown featured strong wind, tight marking, and repeated lead changes. Kearney and Kelly starred for Jamestown with Cronin scoring, while Gladstone’s Berry Harris and Humphris pressed late as the match finished in a draw with both sides tallying goals and behinds.
A Saturday welcome home at Town Hall honored Opt Hendarson son of Mr Henderson of Yaogys Pin Hollitt son of Mr and Mrs T Hollitt Gladslons Yeugys and Pte Jolly eldest son of Mrs B Jolly Gladstone. The Mayor M E Gals presided as Boy Scouts formed the guard of honor. Tokens of gratitude were given for three years service with wounds sustained by Pte Hollitt and Cpl Henderson. Jolly served twenty months abroad including Gore Prey. The chairman praised the soldiers for their duty to King and Country and the Red Cross and Treuck Comforts fund received warm tribute. A dance followed the remarks and refreshments were arranged by L G Harris.
The Come Inside Company will open at the Institute Gladstone on Saturday July 12 for a dramatic and musical comedy bill headlined by The Traitor with Laurence Dunbar in the lead. Dora Mostyn and Mrs Aunette Lasyap star, with Billy Kana and George Sharratt offering comic turns and ragtime songs plus a grand finale Hallo Shakespeare performed by the full company.
Two Huddleston boys, Tpe A Gambert and Ph A G Head, arrived home Tuesday after about three to four years overseas. A large gathering at the station, with cheers and an afternoon program by local ladies, honored their return and presented small tokens of appreciation. In Georgetown the section game drew a big crowd on the oval, with Georgetown narrowly losing to Narridy by one point as both teams wore their colors proudly. A social and dance at the whore nosisty hall Wednesday evening was a success with music by Mr J Coxees and Mr M Hynes, and enjoyable refreshments and entertainment throughout.
A vintage testimonial advert claims Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cure kidney and urinary ailments. It cites Mrs Kidd and a local user, noting lasting relief after eighteen months and six years, with sales pitches and pricing details for bottles and mail orders.
Forty years ago areas Exprean notes officers elected for Crystal Brook Rifle Club with Captain W Jipley Hoyt and others. Council and auditor results for Yangya and Booyvales districts listed. commercial hotel Jamestown fire endangers inmates. Tender extensions for Gladstone Gaol period and local news on Pride of the Hills Ally Susquash arrival at Booyoolne.
A lively Saturday parade by the Georgetown Troop of the Boy Scouts featured boys in bright attire, with some games played. The association calls for as many participants as possible to join the next parade, inviting all members to bring a partner.
In a garbled brief, Pert Pirle and Wandéeer Gearsieg Ofuh engage in a scene involving a "Fine Operation" near references to Stanley Plate and Royal Mary. Colleen Oge Hamict and Lady Fenwick names appear among scattered titles and figures, with Trish Guard and Hamlet connected to a courtly or ceremonial context.
A quiet figure stands firm as tension rises in the discussion. The individual refrains from comment, staying out of the public exchange while others push for positions and policy shifts.
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